Table 3.

Phytochemical analysis of the n-hexane extracts of P. lanceolata indicating the presence or absence of some of the secondary metabolites presumably responsible for bioactivity of the extracts.

Phytochemicals	Extracts
Anthraquinones	Present
Terpenoids	Present
Flavonoids	Present
Saponins	Present
Tannins	Present
Quinones	Not detected
Coumarins	Not detected
Cardiac Glycosides	Present
Phlobatannins	Present
Phenols	Present
Alkaloids	Present

Note: The phytochemicals tested were proven to have significant biological activities elsewhere.³⁸